Control of Penicillium digitatum on Citrus Fruit Using Two Plant Extracts and Study of Their Mode of Action

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dc.contributor.authorMekbib, Sissay Bekele
dc.contributor.authorRegnier, Thierry J. C.
dc.contributor.authorKorsten, Lise
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-28T16:57:08Z
dc.date.available2016-11-28T16:57:08Z
dc.date.issued2007-05-07
dc.description.abstractExtracts from two plants from Ethiopia, Withania somnifera and Acacia seyal, were evaluated for their potential as natural biopesticides and to study their mode of action. Methanolic extracts of these plants were tested in vivo on citrus fruit for their efficacy to control Penicillium digitatum when applied on wounded or unwounded fruit surfaces. Relative to the control, 70% and 75% of wound – inoculated fruit did not develop decay symptoms for up to 21 days of storage at 25◦C and >85% r.h. An increase in cell wall-bound phenolics was evident in wounded fruit treated with plant extracts and inoculated with a spore suspension of P. digitatum. Scanning electron microscopy revealed deposition of crystalline plant material sticking to the pathogen and around the wound site. The application of the plant extracts increased the epiphytic background total microbial population but decreased diversity. KEY WORDS: Citrus fruit; postharvest diseases; natural compounds; plant phenolics; host resistance.en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMekbib, S.B., Regnier, T.J.C. & Korsten, L. Phytoparasitica (2007) 35: 264.en_ZA
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.1007/BF02981160
dc.identifier.urihttp://repository.tml.nul.ls/handle/20.500.14155/215
dc.publisherSpringeren_ZA
dc.subjectCitrus fruiten_ZA
dc.subjectpostharvest diseasesen_ZA
dc.subjectnatural compoundsen_ZA
dc.subjectplant phenolicsen_ZA
dc.subjecthost resistanceen_ZA
dc.titleControl of Penicillium digitatum on Citrus Fruit Using Two Plant Extracts and Study of Their Mode of Actionen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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